Of Mice And Men: Compare And Contrast Essay

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"Whatever happens, happens, that is the way it goes." a quote or last words I ever heard from a distant friend named Kyzier Dauphinais. This quote reminded me of this story and what happens in the throughout the story named, "Oh Mice and Men."
This story starts out with visuals of the scenery where two men would approach later on in the story. These two men were completely different from each other based on their appearances, thoughts, and actions. George Milton was a small but, keen man that knew what he was doing. The other man, Lonnie Small, was a big, muscular man that didn't care about much and was always generous. My thought on the introduction of these two characters would soon show us that even people change or could become alike.
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They were having an argument about Hurley's wife presumably had an affair with Mr.Slim. After Mr.Slim proved this statement by Hurley false shortly afterwards,
Hurley does then accuse Lonnie for laughing at him for making a bug scene in front of everybody. Hurley then attempts to fight Lonnie but does not succeed, because of Lonnie breaking mostly every fragment of his hand. After this plot occurred, I felt happy for Lonnie because he finally learned how to stick up for himself in a bad situation. Because of this fight, Lonnie broke Hurley's hand and had to have him rushed to the doctor to get it fixed. While Slim, George, and the other men with Hurley to the doctor’s office, Lonnie meets Crooks, the dark-skinned helper, at this room while waiting for the men to come back. Lonnie then reveals his, Georges, and Candy’s plan to leave and buy home with land. Crooks finds this funny and does not believe that they could actually do it, then mocks Lonnie with the thought of George never coming back. Lonnie thinks about the situation more clearly and stands up for George and himself proclaiming that George would never leave and they would be together

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